“Today jazz is still very much alive. Everywhere I go there's a new gen...” — Toots Thielemans Quote

“Today jazz is still very much alive. Everywhere I go there's a new generation of musicians.”

“My father bought me a little cardboard accordion, and when I was three I got this little machine.”

“And if I have a strong point, it's that I like to believe it's not cheap or schmaltzy sentimentality.”

“We used to go to the jazz fest in Kansas City. And my mother and father took me.”

“I think everybody has to kind of decide what the word 'jazz' means to them, and that's fine.”

“People sometimes say it takes a long time to become a jazz fan, but for me it took about five seconds.”